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. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the last train home where they have 150 million migrant that's live in the city each year. i want to talk to you about what you have written in the front of your book by richard wright. >> who was he and why did you pick him? >> richard wright was one of the greatest novelists of the 20 j century. he was a migrant from mississippi to chicago. he was the son of a share cropper and always wanted to write. i set out in 1927 to get to chicago. he spent almost his entire career. almost everything he wrote had to do with understanding the migrant experience he was a part of. >> he mo
. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses conservative views on national defense out of the united states and david armor that the impact of school desegregation on school districts and local education. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news this week is in the "washington post." with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to look for historical video. you will find it all free online anytime. >> the british house of commons was in recess this week. british deputy prime minister nick clegg spoke at his party's conference on monday. he listed the top priority of cuttin
for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses...
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. >> you have used the word radical in description of this president. why do you use that word? >> 55% of the american people believe he is a socialist. his policies represent such a huge increase in power in washington. a health care bill the country overwhelmingly wants to appeal, a massive intrusion of government into your life in a way that is just amazing. a financial reform bill that radically centralizes power in washington. a dramatic increase in the presidential power of washington over a whole range of activities including an attempt to control our entire energy supply. this is the biggest government, most washington-centered, and most radically different agenda in american history, and frankly, fundamentally different from what he campaigned on. >> you have worked with this administration on the issue of education. >> i think on the issue of charter schools, the president has done the right thing in terms of favoring the parent's right to choose a school for their children. i have also worked with al sharpton in a bipartisan way is arguing that every parent deserves t
. >> you have used the word radical in description of this president. why do you use that word? >> 55% of the american people believe he is a socialist. his policies represent such a huge increase in power in washington. a health care bill the country overwhelmingly wants to appeal, a massive intrusion of government into your life in a way that is just amazing. a financial reform bill that radically centralizes power in washington. a dramatic increase in the presidential power of...
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for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con -- correspondent talks about this year's midterm elections, danielle pletka discusses the conservative views of national defence and funding for efforts outside of the united states, and george mason university professor david armor looks at the impact of school desegregation on school districts and overall education. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news. they write that journalist on a deadline are using and not so secret source -- the c-span video library with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to loo
for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con...
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a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common reaction. i do not think physical harm was common. it does not happen, but i do not think that is the predominant concern. i think it is simply the fact of parents in the suburbs are being asked to leave their community to go to a different school that may not be as good as the one they are at. i do think the issue with a private school -- one of the things that mandatory desegregation did is a cause a lot of white parents to leave school systems and make the school system even harder to integrate. sometimes whole school systems became predominant
a friend as calling us. -- brenda is calling us. caller: i wanted to tell you the experience my family went through with this. i lost my a nieces and nephews to integrate the kids. my nephew would come home every day beaten up by the black children. i do not know what was going on, i just know that migy in-laws were taking care of them and they went to the school and complain they cannot get anything done about it. they took them out and put them in private schools. guest: that is a common...